Tales of the Parodyverse - Well, I obviously saw some flaws, but it's still quite good

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Subj: Well, I obviously saw some flaws, but it's still quite good in my mind.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:48:44 am EDT

Reply Subj: I thought it was just about flawless.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 04:03:28 pm EDT (Viewed 417 times)

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> > I thought it was good, but not nearly as great as others seem to find it. I'd say the two biggest drawbacks that kept me from loving it were an emotional disconnect from everything that was happening, and the believability of the world.
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> > To deal with the second issue first, the film paints perhaps the most realistic take on a super-hero's world yet. The film has a gritty, real world quality... and I found that somewhat distracting, as it caused me to apply real world logic to the whole thing. Plus, when you strip enough of the mythic away, the idea of regular police officers teaming up with a guy in a bat suit is pretty damn silly.
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> > As for the first criticism, it's simply not a movie that is easy to warm up to. The only characters I have any real affection for are Alfred, Lucius and Gordon. While I didn't actively dislike Rachel in this movie as I did in the first, I was mostly indifferent to her, making the quasi-love triangle more of an exercise in plotting than anything else.
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> > That said, it was an entertaining adventure. The plot has many elements that you could pick at, but is engrossing enough to make them forgivable. The performances are all top notch, and Ledger really is quite interesting as the Joker. I may warm up to this one more once I see it again on video, as I ultimately did with "Batman Begins".
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Since I finally saw it and nobody else has been talking about it: The Dark Knight (no spoilers) · Visionary · Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 02:00:30 pm EDT
- I have to agree with most of your points, although I was still REALLY impressed by it. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sun Jul 27, 2008 at 09:58:32 pm EDT
  - Re: I have to agree with most of your points, although I was still REALLY impressed by it. [Spoilers] · Visionary · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:48:00 am EDT
    - Re: I have to agree with most of your points, although I was still REALLY impressed by it. [Spoilers] · Nats · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 03:55:13 pm EDT
      - Re: I have to agree with most of your points, although I was still REALLY impressed by it. [Spoilers] · Visionary · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 06:49:06 pm EDT
        
        I suspect it might have been an intentional comment upon the inherent hypocrisy of the autocrat ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 09:29:59 pm EDT
- I thought it was just about flawless. (no text) · Nats · Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 04:03:28 pm EDT
  - Well, I obviously saw some flaws, but it's still quite good in my mind. (no text) · Visionary · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:48:44 am EDT
- It was good, though I liked "Begins" better (no text) · killer shrike · Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 02:31:55 pm EDT
  - Begins had some emotion to it that this one was missing, thanks to the Bruce/Alfred relationship. (no text) · Visionary · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:50:12 am EDT
  - And for those of us who like our Batman a little less angsty: · killer shrike · Sun Jul 27, 2008 at 09:42:44 pm EDT
    - The more I see of this, the more I like it. There is room for multiple Batmen in this world. (no text) · Nats · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 03:55:58 pm EDT
    - Heh. Rockin' (no text) · Visionary · Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:49:11 am EDT
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